I am so, so, so goddamn sorry… I am *so* sorry. You’ve done so much for your cats and you inspire me to do more for mine. I know your baby loved you and felt loved and happy and comfortable and at peace.

This is just my two cents, but I imagine Mamdani wanted to buy time for NYC. Mamdani was under a microscope the whole campaign and incensed a lot of wealthy elites in Trump’s circle. Flattering Trump’s ego may help defuse the situation and discourage his use of force with ICE / military.